India Pushes Defense Self-Reliance Amid Middle East Conflict

India needs to localize its defense production and build capacity to rapidly scale up in times of conflict, a key lesson from the Iran war, according to senior military officials.

“In this 36-day war, it is a resilience, supply chains, which have been demonstrated by the parties,” India’s Navy Chief Dinesh Kumar Tripathi said in Bengaluru on Thursday, referring to the conflict in the Middle East. Indian warships deployed in the Gulf are closely monitoring the unfolding situation and are drawing up comprehensive lessons for India’s armed forces, he added.